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Seed Funding

Call for Seed Funding Requests (2019 - 2021)

Technology is changing how we look at the world. All areas have been affected- science,
liberal arts, humanities, the health professions, communications, business and the
fine arts have all experienced significant technology induced change. These changes
are blurring and erasing traditional disciplinary boundaries and creating new interdisciplinary
areas of studies. Work in these emerging areas requires interdisciplinary teams that
bring very different skill sets to the same problem. However, interdisciplinary collaboration
is filled with difficulties, especially in its early stages. Finding the right people
and the right external support structure is often much harder when one moves outside
of the traditional disciplinary boundaries. To that end, the SET will support teams
of interdisciplinary faculty in the early phases of collaborative projects. Two kinds
of projects are of particular interest:

Projects that foster the development of new innovative, interdisciplinary courses
and degree and non-degree programs in fields involving emerging technologies. These
projects could address the anticipated technical workforce needs of the region and/or
integrate the study of social/cultural, environmental and ethical issues as well as
specific technologies.

Projects that facilitate interdisciplinary research and creative collaborations that
focus on the study and application of emerging technologies in addressing public and
individual needs, including quality-of-life enhancements.

See the full request for proposals for complete details, including submission instructions.